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若いころ彼女は美人だったらしい。

Sentence Analyzer

若い ころ 彼女 美人 だった らしい

English Translation

She seems to have been beautiful in her young days.

Furigana

(わか)いころ彼女(かのじょ)美人(びじん)だったらしい。

Romanji

Wakai koro kanojo wa bijin datta rashii.

Words

若い (わかい)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
ころ (ころ)
roller; runner; dried whale blubber
彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
美人 (びじん)
beautiful person (woman)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
らしい (らしい)
seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...

Kanji

Readings: ジャク、 ニャク、 ニャ、 わか.い、 わか-、 も.しくわ、 も.し、 も.しくは、 ごと.し
Meanings: young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい
Meanings: beauty, beautiful
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person